H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Research Associate

Occupation profile for Sr. Research Associate covers 67 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $75,000.

FY2026 certified median
$75,000
Total filings
67
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$66,492–$87,360
Top employer
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$87,367$64,284$95,713
FY202518$70,800$64,761$95,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)29$75,000$66,492$87,360

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Research AssociateFY2024 $87,367; FY2025 $70,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$87,367FY2025$70,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$75,000Certified median offer, Sr. Research AssociateFY2024 $87,367; FY2025 $70,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $75,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$87,367FY2025$70,800FY2026*$75,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UT Southwestern Medical Center17 filings
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory7 filings
  3. Sands Capital Management, LLC4 filings
  4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University4 filings
  5. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute2 filings
  6. Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.2 filings
  7. MoffettNathanson LLC2 filings
  8. Sanofi Vaccines US Inc.2 filings
  9. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.2 filings
  10. Twist Bioscience Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas17 filings
  2. Berkeley7 filings
  3. Boston5 filings
  4. Arlington5 filings
  5. South San Francisco4 filings
  6. Waltham4 filings
  7. Blacksburg4 filings
  8. Redwood City3 filings
  9. New York3 filings
  10. Cambridge2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UT Southwestern Medical Center · Sr. Research Associate17 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1029$66,123$77,834$89,523$101,234
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1042$64,397$77,210$90,043$102,856
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-4021$49,962$58,739$67,496$76,274
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1021$114,899$141,648$168,376$195,125
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790013-2051$77,438$100,443$123,427$146,432
2026-27Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAArea 1398019-1021$88,629$107,702$126,755$145,829
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1021$80,850$118,206$155,584$192,941
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136